Shizuoka prefecture is famous for Mount Fuji, which was listed on UNESCO’s World Heritage list in 2013. As one of Japan’s most iconic sights, Mt Fuji is home to man…
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Supporting Fukuoka City
From 8-10 July, a delegation from Fukuoka City headed by Deputy Mayor Masanao Nakazono, visited Sydney and Canberra to present his city’s annual Fukuoka Prize. …
Kanazawa City（Ishikawa Prefecture）
Kanazawa is the capital city of Ishikawa Prefecture and is located on the north coast of Central Japan. During the Edo Period the city prospered to be one of Japan’…
Farewell Receptions for 2013 JET Programme
129 Australians and 90 New Zealanders taking part in this year’s Japan Exchange and Teaching (JET) Programme have left for their destinations at the end of July a…
Newsletter No.65
The latest issue of our Correspondence includes the articles about Okinawa Prefecture, 2013 CLAIR Forum, Snow Monkey Town seeks Koala Sister City, 2013 ALGA Na…
Suita city and Bankstown grass-roots sister city activities
The event, “Exhibition of Paintings and Calligraphic works in Bankstown in 2013” was held from 17-22 June.
The first day of this event, there were two programs at …
Snow Monkey Town seeks Koala Sister City!
Yamanouchi Town in Nagano Prefecture, home of the famous snow monkeys, is looking for an Australian local government area able to engage in international excha…
The JET Programme Pre-departure Orientation
This year’s 129 Australians and 90 New Zealanders in the Japan Exchange and Teaching (JET) Programme leave for Japan at the end of July and the end of August respec…
Okinawa Prefecture
G’day! My name is Akimitsu Miyazato, and I was born and raised in Okinawa, the southernmost islands which are also known as Ryukyu Islands. The stereotype of Japa…
Newsletter No.64
The latest issue of our Correspondence includes the articles about CLAIR Forum 2013, Govenor of Wakayama prefecture’s visit in Sydney, 2013 LGMA Nation…
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The sister city relationship between Nagoya City and City of Sydney will celebrate its 45th anniversary in 2025.The Nagoya City official who came to Australia to participate in the Australian Multiculturalism Study Tour hosted by CLAIR Sydney, paid a visit to Sydney City Town Hall on Friday 24 November, and we assisted his visit. In addition to sharing information on the status of exchanges between the two cities’ sister zoos (Taronga Zoo and Higashiyama Zoo) and international exchanges in Nagoya City, a preliminary meeting was held for Deputy Mayor Matsuo’s visit to Sydney for December 2023.With the landmark year only two years away, CLAIR Sydney will continue to support the exchanges between the two cities.
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2022/2023 CLAIR Forum
On 3 March, CLAIR Sydney held the CLAIR Forum 2023 in collaboration with the University of Technology Sydney’s Institute for Public Policy and Governance (UTS: IPPG).
This year’s theme was ‘Multisectoral Approach for Regional Revitalisation’. At the event, two members from CLAIR Sydney and Carol Mills from UTS: IPPG and Andrew Francis from Parkes Council made a comprehensive presentation each on local government policies and strategies that have revitalised local communities and economies in Japan and Australia during the current ongoing pandemic.
Date: Friday 3 March 2023
Venue: The Japan Foundation, Sydney – Seminar Room
Speakers and topics:
– Ms Shimizu (Assistant Director, CLAIR Sydney)
Sustainable Urban Development Project in the Tokyo Bay Area
– Prof Mills (Director, Institute for Public Policy and Governance, University of Technology Sydney)
Local Governments Collaborating with Organisations for Sustainable Urban Development with Reference to Sydney Parklands
– Mr Inoue (Assistant Director, CLAIR Sydney)
Approaches taken by Mihara City to Tackle Population Decline
– Mr Francis (Director Infrastructure and Strategic Futures, Parkes Council)
Local Governments Collaborating with Organisations with Reference to the Parkes Special Activation Precinct
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The latest issue of our correspondence is released.
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The latest issue of our correspondence is released.
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The latest issue of our correspondence is released.
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